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#CABFEF

#cabfef ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cabfef is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 74.9% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.48% cyan, 20.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 253.75°, with 60% saturation and 84.31% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.46.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5605

Complementary

  1. #cabfef
  2. #e4efbf

Split complementary

  1. #cabfef
  2. #efe2bf
  3. #ccefbf

Analogous

  1. #bfccef
  2. #cabfef
  3. #e2bfef

Triadic

  1. #cabfef
  2. #efcabf
  3. #bfefca

Tetradic

  1. #cabfef
  2. #efbfe4
  3. #e4efbf
  4. #bfefca

Square

  1. #cabfef
  2. #efbfcc
  3. #e4efbf
  4. #bfefe2

Monochromatic

  1. #6545d0
  2. #9782e0
  3. #cabfef
  4. #f1effb
  5. #f1effb

Shades

#cabfef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cabfef
  2. #b6acd7
  3. #a299bf
  4. #8d86a7
  5. #79738f
  6. #656078
  7. #514c60
  8. #3d3948
  9. #282630
  10. #141318
  11. #000000

Tints

#cabfef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cabfef
  2. #cfc5f1
  3. #d5ccf2
  4. #dad2f4
  5. #dfd9f5
  6. #e5dff7
  7. #eae5f9
  8. #efecfa
  9. #f4f2fc
  10. #faf9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cabfef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cabfef
  2. #c3b9e4
  3. #bbb2d9
  4. #b4acce
  5. #aca6c3
  6. #a5a0b8
  7. #9e99ac
  8. #9693a1
  9. #8f8d96
  10. #87868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7c3d7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5c6f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6c5ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3c6cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bec3f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bec2ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6c3dd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cabfef {
  color: #cabfef;
}
Background
.bg-cabfef {
  background-color: #cabfef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cabfef {
  border: 2px solid #cabfef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cabfef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 191 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 60% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cabfef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cabfef, #e2bfef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cabfef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 191 239 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.46 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.55 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.80 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 9.24 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.44 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.85 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.61 #354010 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#cabfef  rgb(202, 191, 239)  hsl(254, 60%, 84%)  Periwinkle
#e4efbf  rgb(228, 239, 191)  hsl(74, 60%, 84%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#efcabf  rgb(239, 202, 191)  hsl(14, 60%, 84%)  Zinnwaldite
#bfefca  rgb(191, 239, 202)  hsl(134, 60%, 84%)  Magic Mint